An enthusiastic crowd of about 300 people turned out at the Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam, at the mouth of the Kaskaskia River, on September 9 to inaugurate a… Read More
Author: David Murray
The first speaker at the St. Louis Inland River Seminar, supported by Fox Smith LLC and held at the Missouri Athletic Club downtown September 20, was Sal Litrico, CEO of… Read More
As it celebrates 10 years of activism and success with its anniversary meeting in St. Louis—its first live meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic—Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI) addresses… Read More
The world is catching up to the vision that Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative was created to promote—a vision of a systemwide response to systemwide challenges to the Mississippi… Read More
The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) released a statement August 26 in response to the Final Lower Snake River Dams Benefit Replacement Report and recommendations recently released by Sen. Read More
At its August 11 meeting, the St. Louis Port Authority Commission approved a resolution authorizing the port authority to enter into preliminary planning with Good Developments Group to evaluate a… Read More
Alter Logistics Company celebrated a ribbon-cutting August 5 to open its brand-new fertilizer warehouse in Saint Paul’s South Port River Terminal. The new warehouse is paired with a new rail… Read More
On May 16, The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that Rear Adm. Ann Phillips was confirmed and sworn in as the 20th administrator of the Maritime Administration. She is the… Read More
A pilot project on flooding and climate resilience in the Upper Mississippi River basin was recently announced by the National Oceanic and Aeronautic Administration and its partners, including the Upper… Read More
On August 8, the Quincy, Ill., City Council approved spending nearly $4.4 million on the Quincy Regional Barge Dock Elevation Project that will raise the city’s barge dock 3-1/2 feet… Read More
